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Clare Chambers: Small Pleasures Bookclub
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Clare Chambers talks to James Naughtie and readers about her bestselling novel, Small Pleasures. Set in the London suburbs in the 1950s, it tells the story of Jean Swinney, a journalist who is asked to investigate a letter sent to her paper, from a mother claiming her daughter is the result of a virgin birth. Jean meets the mother, Gretchen; her husband, Howard and daughter Margaret and is drawn into their family life. Her investigations soon expand both her world, and her heart.
Upcoming recordings, at BBC Broadcasting House in London:
Wednesday 24 April at 1800 - Nicholas Shakespeare on Six Minutes In May
Wednesday 15 May at 1300 - Lucy Caldwell on These Days.
Thursday 6 June at 1245 - Marlon James on A Brief History of Seven Killings
Wednesday 10 July at 1830 - Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ on Stay With Me
Email bookclub@bbc.co.uk to take part. Over 18s only.
Clare Chambers talks to James Naughtie and readers about her bestselling novel, Small Pleasures. Set in the London suburbs in the 1950s, it tells the story of Jean Swinney, a journalist who is asked to investigate a letter sent to her paper, from a mother claiming her daughter is the result of a virgin birth. Jean meets the mother, Gretchen; her husband, Howard and daughter Margaret and is drawn into their family life. Her investigations soon expand both her world, and her heart.
Upcoming recordings, at BBC Broadcasting House in London:
Wednesday 24 April at 1800 - Nicholas Shakespeare on Six Minutes In May
Wednesday 15 May at 1300 - Lucy Caldwell on These Days.
Thursday 6 June at 1245 - Marlon James on A Brief History of Seven Killings
Wednesday 10 July at 1830 - Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ on Stay With Me
Email bookclub@bbc.co.uk to take part. Over 18s only.
27 perc